Released 5 years ago today, this is the soundtrack to an independent film called Electric Jesus. It's a comedy film about a group of teens in 1986 who start a Christian metal band and go on tour to spread Jesus across America (and make their manager some money). The fictional band is called 316 and they perform 6 tracks on this album. There's also appearances by other bands made up for this film, with fun names such as Bloody Mass, Satan's Clutch, Joy Explosion, and Soul Exhumation. Most of the music is new songs written and performed by Daniel Smith and friends, a.k.a. Danielson. A few classic rock songs are covered along with the originals, one by Fleming & John, and Steve Taylor & The Danielson Foil also appears for one new song as well. It's mostly pretty silly music, as the band 316 is eager but very inexperienced and often don't really understand that their songs like "Commandos For Christ" may be taken the wrong way. But it's also well-written and expertly performed music, so it is fun to listen to as it pokes fun at Christian youth culture and '80s rock. There's also some instrumentals from the movie performed by Familyre Friends and a few songs that didn't appear in the movie peppered throughout as well. It's mostly a fun listen if you've seen the film it's based on, but I suppose if you haven't seen the movie, it might pique your interest.

Release Year: 2021
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